Sunday, 23 August 2009

Virgo / Virgo

Hestia

Virgo is several of us. And some of us are here to explain what this constellation is about. In one word, it´s about independence. I´m Hestia, the goddess of home and hearth. Apollo, god of the sun (Mini Mythology IX, July 2008) and Poseidon, god of the sea, both wanted to marry me. I saw at once they were more interested in competing with each other than in making me happy. I decided not to chose between them. Instead of having my own home, I decided to dedicate my time and effort to making other people happy. I couldn´t change the world. But I could help people make a haven of their homes. I´m the goddess who makes your home feel safe and cosy. People say I´m nice to everyone and am kind and warm. Tradition says that all you have to do to feel my comforting presence is light a little orange candle.

Nobody has ever dared tell me how to live my life. Even Zeus couldn´t refuse me my independence. And be warned... awful things happen to those who invade my privacy. Ah, I´ve been in this blog before...in August, 2008, Mini Mythology X.

My name means "starry maiden." I´m virtue herself. I have the answers to most of the world´s problems. But I´m not popular. People would rather make their own mistakes than listen to my suggestions. I got tired of being insulted at worst and at best ignored. I left the earth and moved to live on the moon.

Often Virgo is depicted holding a corn cob or a sheaf of corn. It´s because of me. You know who I am. I´m Demeter´s daughter and Hades´wife (Mini Mythology), Persephone or Proserpine. People also call me Kore, which means "the maiden." I am the goddess of the harvest, and Virgo is present in September, which is harvestime in many countries. I may not look very independent. It may look like I am always being bossed around by my mother and my husband, but the truth is they can´t do without me. My mother was in this blog in May 2008, Mini Mythology VII and my husband and I were featured in October, 2008, Mini Mythology XII.